Posted by Commander Jason Reilly (XO) in Quarters - Cmdr Reilly

Posted by Lieutenant Fihnrilkk’Hob”ledn-ardol (Fin) (Chief Intelligence Officer) in Quarters - Cmdr Reilly
Fin stepped out of the shower and worked the muscles of her neck from side to side. She was exhausted. It was 0300 hours and she still couldn’t relax enough to sleep and this was the second night of wakefulness. Ghosts from the past were restless. The years of working for Intel paid well, but they also slowly ate at your soul if you took enough of the really difficult assignments. And she had. For the last two days Fin’s memory produced visions of the tough and sometimes questionable things she’d had to do on those occasions and it had worn her out. She’d tried to exercise and drink the demons away, but it hadn’t worked.

Standing naked in the bathroom, she brushed through her hair and stared at her reflection in the mirror. The face that looked back wasn’t the one she’d been born with, but it was a good one. That simple thought, that her face was good, gave her an idea.

With quick steps, the Cam’h”lan went to her closet and pulled on yoga pants and a slouchy shirt, slipped her feet into flats and left her quarters. A few moments later, she stood outside Jason’s. He would understand her situation and help her—right? He’d said he wanted to be friends… After a deep breath, Fin rang the chime.

—Fin

The chime woke Jason out of a deep sleep… well… as deep as someone like him ever had. His eyes popped open and he raised his head and looked around… and then at the chronometer… dropped his head back and whispered Dammit and got up and pulled on a pair of flannel pajama pants in a dark blue and black checkered pattern. He shuffled through the bedroom door and said loud enough to be heard through the door “Yeah yeah, hang on. I’m coming.” Probably some wayward Security officer with an issue and he didn’t want to bother the CoS who was probably with the Skipper right now.

He went to the door with his hair still all over the place and opened the door… and his eyes widened in half-surprise when he saw Fin. “F- er, Lieutenant. Whats wrong?” he asked, his voice slightly concerned but professional.

Reilly

Dark eyes took in the half naked body of the XO. Of course, he’d been asleep—everyone who could be was asleep right now except for her. “Hey…sorry to wake you, I really am, but I need a lot of alcohol and I know you’ve got it. Can I come in?” One hand wiped over her face as if she could scrub the tired away. “That’s a good look for you, by the way.”

—Fin